[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-862":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Treasure Immortal Basin",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2356045,4608,"Chapter 862: Capture","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-862",862,"\u003Cp>The ring was naturally obtained by He Pingsheng after slaying the true body of Qingqi Crown Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is his spoils of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, it no longer belongs to Qingqi Crown Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know!” Qingqi said: “But apart from this ring, I have no other magic treasures!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hu Chen… where are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, Qingqi suddenly shouted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s gaze subtly shifted, turning toward the valley exit not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, a presence was cautiously surging, wriggling while observing the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng saw it was a figure—the Skyward Daoist who had come with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Chen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know him?” He Pingsheng asked Qingqi Crown Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingqi Crown Prince snorted coldly: “Of course I know him—he’s a thief who fled from our Qingqi Imperial Domain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cunning and deceitful, never makes a losing deal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s gaze narrowed again slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skyward Daoist… Hu Chen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which one is his real name?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Chen’s face showed a faint awkward smile; his current situation was extremely awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, when He Pingsheng and Qingqi were fighting, this was his best chance to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, this fellow harbored the greed of a fisherman reaping the benefits, hoping the two would exhaust each other so he could seize the advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected He Pingsheng to be so formidable—a Void Refinement cultivator who had slain a Body Integration Qingqi Crown Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was stuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he was far from He Pingsheng’s match, seizing the True Thunder was hopeless; since seizing the True Thunder was hopeless, he might as well leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had barely moved when Qingqi Crown Prince exposed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe…” Hu Chen chuckled awkwardly: “Er… cough… Master Taixu… I didn’t deceive you—my real name is Hu Chen, but Skyward Daoist is truly my Dao title!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: “Will you swear to that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Chen’s face instantly darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his expression shifted swiftly; he grinned again: “Master Taixu, for our human race to have a genius like you is truly our fortune!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re all human. Using a pseudonym while traveling isn’t always deception!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope you understand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded: “I understand…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come over here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have no grudge against you—I won’t make things difficult for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come over…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help me collect this True Thunder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh oh oh… alright!” Hu Chen had no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already witnessed He Pingsheng’s battle with Qingqi Crown Prince—he knew He Pingsheng could kill him in less than three moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Chen obediently ran to He Pingsheng’s side: “Master Wang, how would you like me to assist?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Rest for now—I’ll capture it tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Qingqi Crown Prince said: “No…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This True Thunder has gained sentience. Our battle here just startled it—better to collect it quickly before things grow complicated!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng planned to collect it tomorrow, hoping the Binding Thunder Spell would be stronger after enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after hearing Qingqi Crown Prince’s words, he nodded: “Fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Binding Thunder Spell was merely a chant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a divine technique or spell, so no insight was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply combine magic power with spiritual sense while reciting the chant to produce its miraculous effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hu Chen Daoist!” He Pingsheng glanced at Hu Chen: “Your barrier is excellent—it can momentarily block the True Thunder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I use the chant to seize it, if it tries to flee, you seize the chance to trap it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just hold it for one breath!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem!” Hu Chen patted his chest: “I can do it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took a deep breath, reorganized the Binding Thunder Spell, then glanced coldly at Qingqi Crown Prince’s soul: “If what you told me isn’t the real Binding Thunder Spell, you won’t live.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry!” Qingqi Crown Prince said: “I won’t deceive you. But… Master Wang Dun… hehe… I’m now in soul form, and I’m most vulnerable to thunder energy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you collect the True Thunder, please protect me—otherwise, I’ll truly die…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist, if you intend to claim the Capital Heaven Thunder, please protect me—otherwise, I truly will die...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng smiled, then pulled out a small green banner: the Soul-Nourishing Banner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This item was low-grade and hadn’t been used in centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But temporarily storing Qingqi Crown Prince’s soul was still possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng sealed Qingqi Crown Prince’s soul into the banner, then tossed the banner into his space ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng sealed the soul of Qingqi Crown Prince into the soul banner, then tossed the banner into his space ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackkkk…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the rugged bark of the Five-Needle Pine, streaks of thunder energy flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng extended his hand, pressing his palm against the pine’s trunk, then unleashed his magic power and spiritual sense along its trunk downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, he recited the Binding Thunder Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cascade of incantations summoned peculiar cosmic rules from the void, flowing into the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, the entire massive Five-Needle Pine glowed with silver light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pine turned silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver glow illuminated half the void—viewed from any direction, it was magnificent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep underground, the True Thunder greedily devoured the Thunder Primordial Source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had gained sentience, though extremely primitive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, He Pingsheng’s spiritual force mixed with magic power reached it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, hollow chants tugged at cosmic rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, hollow incantations tugged at the rules of the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thunder Spirit trembled violently, instantly halting its absorption of thunder energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the incantations bound it tightly, and the rule-force they summoned dragged it upward along the Five-Needle Pine’s vast root system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From roots to trunk, then He Pingsheng yanked it violently out of the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the roots to the trunk, then He Pingsheng yanked it violently free from the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng roared and, with lightning speed, hurled the silver True Thunder directly into the artifact space of his Hongmeng Purple Gold Staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside the artifact space, it could never escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside this magic treasure’s space, it would never be able to escape again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar roar roar roar…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the artifact space, the True Thunder transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang thunder dragon, smashing wildly against the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no matter how hard it tried, it could not break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng exhaled in relief, waved his hand, and retracted the artifact into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Thunder was secured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations, Daoist! Congratulations!” Hu Chen bowed deeply beside He Pingsheng, smiling broadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, fellow cultivator, congratulations...\" Hu Chen bowed low as he approached He Pingsheng, smiling broadly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1074,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0ff75cf948ee3efc93ad29747f72efd256c0036521a98ee735e62a672ca45f83","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-863","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-861",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]